History WesternAnimation / Scruffy

%% * BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Butch and Scruffy have a litter of six puppies at the end of the special.]]
%% * BloodlessCarnage: Justified. Even without being shown from a distance, there are no signs of Duchess bleeding after she is shot....[[FridgeHorror at least not yet]].

%% * CrapsackWorld: Certainly has its moments.

%% * EarnYourHappyEnding

%% * HumansAreBastards: The hunters that [[spoiler:shot Duchess.]] They even think Scruffy herself (as a puppy) is posing a threat to the sheep! ''What the hell?''

%% * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Scruffy's mother, Duchess. Also, Scruffy's homeless master, Tibbles.]]
%% * LovableRogue: Butch.

%% * NarratingTheObvious: The narrator.

%% * PleaseDontLeaveMe
%% * PleaseWakeUp

%% * BabiesEverAfte

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Caesar after his owner abandoned him.]]

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Played with. The dog catchers do seem evil at first, but [[spoiler:in reality, they're big hearted dog lovers who would prefer to never euthanize another dog. It's just a deeply unfortunate part of their job.]]

A 1980s animated film, originally shown as a three-part series during ABC’s "Weekend Specials". It was based on ''The Tuesday Dog'' by Jack Stoneley. It follows the life of Scruffy, an orphaned puppy left to fend for herself on the streets. Despite being made with children in mind, the film is often bleak and downbeat, and discusses the lives of stray animals without shying away from showing death.

** Averted in Butch & Caesar's battle in which we actually Butch's bloody wound in which Scruffy & the other dogs feared if it would be a fatal wound [[spoiler: which fortunately it wasn't]].

* GenderEqualsBreed: [[spoiler:Scruffy and Butch’s puppies.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Caesar after his owner abandoned him.]]

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler: Tibbles has one.]]
%% * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Scruffy’s mother, Duchess. Also, Scruffy’s homeless master, Tibbles.]]

* NarratingTheObvious: The narrator.

* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed with Scruffy's Mother Duchess as while her owners leave her tied up at their old house she is understandably frustrated & wondered why as she broke free and want to be with her masters again but the old lady who was going to take her in missed her. This causes her and her daughter a lot of trouble especially when the house was lit on fire but fortunately the construction workers noticed them and saved them in time. In which one of the Construction workers Ken took Duchess & Scruffy in and kept them. But Duchess wanted to find her original masters and go back to them even though Scruffy pointed how Ken & his wife Alice were so nice to them so they left the home to go look for Duchess' original owners. [[spoiler:Alas this ends up getting Duchess killed while Scruffy was endangered several times. Sure Scruffy does get a happy ending after all but a lot of her misfortune would've been prevented if her mother was willing to stay put]].

%% * BrokenAesop: There are unwanted pets living on the streets and being put to death every day, and it's up to us to think of ways to change this. Also, don't bother getting your pets spayed or neutered.

A 1980s animated film, originally shown as a three-part series during ABC’s "Weekend Specials". It was based on ''The Tuesday Dog'' by Jack Stoneley. It follows the life of Scruffy, an orphaned puppy left to fend for herself on the streets. While the animation is simple by modern standards, the film is nevertheless a poignant discussion of the lives of stray animals. Despite being made with children in mind, there is little sugar-coating, and the film is often as bleak and depressing as it is heart-warming and touching.

* AdaptationExpansion: The human villain Catlan and his dog Caesar were created just for the special. Also, [[spoiler: Tibbles' mugging attempt]] was added in.

* BabiesEverAfter
* BloodlessCarnage: Justified. Even without being shown from a distance, there are no signs of Duchess bleeding after she is shot....[[FridgeHorror at least not yet]].

* BrokenAesop: There are unwanted pets living on the streets and being put to death every day, and it's up to us to think of ways to change this. Also, don't bother getting your pets spayed or neutered.
* CrapsackWorld: Certainly has its moments.

* EarnYourHappyEnding
* {{Expy}}: Scruffy and Butch bear a striking resemblance to WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp. Maybe even Rowf and Snitter from Richard Adams' Literature/ThePlagueDogs in terms of personality and story.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Poor, poor [[spoiler: Tibbles.]]
** In the book, [[spoiler: he died of natural causes.]]
* GenderEqualsBreed: [[spoiler: Scruffy and Butch’s puppies.]]

* [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Dog]]: Solo.

* HumansAreBastards: The hunters that [[spoiler:shot Duchess.]] They even think Scruffy herself (as a puppy) is posing a threat to the sheep! ''What the hell?''

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Scruffy’s mother, Duchess. Also, Scruffy’s homeless master, Tibbles.]]
* LovableRogue: Butch.

* PleaseDontLeaveMe
* PleaseWakeUp
* PlotHole: A minor one in the book, wherein the collie is deaf [[spoiler: which gets her non-fatally hit by a truck]]. At one point she hears Scruffy barking and rushes over to see what the trouble is.[[note]]And it's not ambiguous: the text specifically says "the collie heard"[[/note]]
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Played with. The dog catchers do seem evil at first, but [[spoiler: in reality, they're big hearted dog lovers who would prefer to never euthanize another dog. It's just a deeply unfortunate part of their job.]]
* PuppyDogEyes: Scruffy. What do you expect?
* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed with Scruffy's Mother Duchess as while her owners leave her tied up at their old house she is understandably frustrated & wondered why as she broke free and want to be with her masters again but the old lady who was going to take her in missed her. This causes her and her daughter a lot of trouble especially when the house was lit on fire but fortunately the construction workers noticed them and saved them in time. In which one of the Construction workers Ken took Duchess & Scruffy in and kept them. But Duchess wanted to find her original masters and go back to them even though Scruffy pointed how Ken & his wife Alice were so nice to them so they left the home to go look for Duchess' original owners. [[spoiler: Alas this ends up getting Duchess killed while Scruffy was endangered several times. Sure Scruffy does get a happy ending after all but a lot of her misfortune would've been prevented if her mother was willing to stay put]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The following exchange is more than a bit suspect.
--->'''Sam''': Hey Butch, who’s he? Oh! Hehe, my mistake; you’re a "her", not a "him"! My name’s Sam! *bumps noses* What’s yours?
--->'''Scruffy''': S-Scruffy.
--->'''Butch''': Errr, she’s not grown up yet, Sam.
--->'''Sam''': Oh. Well in that case... later, kiddo!
** [[spoiler: Which does raise a slight question or two regarding Scruffy's BabiesEverAfter ending with Butch]].

* {{Expy}}: Scruffy and Butch bear a striking resemblance to Disney/LadyAndTheTramp. Maybe even Rowf and Snitter from Richard Adams' Literature/ThePlagueDogs in terms of personality and story.

* UndyingLoyalty: Deconstructed with Scruffy's Mother Duchess as while her owners leave her tied up at their old house she is understandably frustrated & wondered why as she broke free and want to be with her masters again but the old lady who was going to take her in missed her. This causes her and her daughter a lot of trouble especially when the house was lit on fire but fortunately the construction workers noticed them and saved them in time. In which one of the Construction workers Ken took Duchess & Scruffy in and kept them. But Duchess wanted to find her original masters and go back to them even though Scruffy pointed how Ken & his wife Alice were so nice to them so they left the home to go look for Duchess' original owners. [[Spoiler: Alas this ends up getting Duchess killed while Scruffy was endangered several times. Sure Scruffy does get a happy ending after all but a lot of her misfortune would've been prevented if her mother was willing to stay put]].

* AllDogsArePurebred: While Scruffy herself is an exception, the book otherwise displays this trope with all the other dogs she meets.

* NeverSayDie: Averted.

* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Played with. The dog catchers do seem evil at first, but [[spoiler: in reality, they're big hearted dog lovers who would prefer to never euthanize another dog. It's just an unfortunate part of their job.]]

* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Played with. The dog catchers do seem evil at first, but [[spoiler: they really don't want to put the dogs to sleep. It's just an unfortunate part of their job.]]

* BloodlessCarnage: Justified. Even without being shown from a distance are no signs of Duchess bleeding after she is shot....[[FridgeHorror at least not yet]].

* BloodlessCarnage: Justified. Even without being show from a distance are no signs of Duchess bleeding after she is shot....[[FridgeHorror at least not yet]].

* {{Expy}}: Scruffy and Butch bear a striking resemblance to Disney/LadyAndTheTramp. Maybe even Rwof and Snitter from Richard Adams' Literature/ThePlagueDogs in terms of personality and story.

* {{Expy}}: Scruffy and Butch bear a striking resemblance to Disney/LadyAndTheTramp. Maybe even Rwolf and Snitter from Richard Adams' Literature/ThePlagueDogs.

* {{Expy}}: Scruffy and Butch bear a striking resemblance to Disney/LadyAndTheTramp.